Osaka has always been regarded as the commercial capital of Japan and the place is considered as “nation's kitchen” or the gourmet food capital of Japan. Cheap accommodation facilities in Osaka are easier to find and these welcome you with warmth. There are many cheaply-priced hotels, minshuku, gaijin houses and ryokans which offer comfortable and brilliant services at extremely affordable prices.
Some of the cheaply priced hotels in Osaka where you can find rooms at reasonable prices for your short stay are as follows:
- Apa-Temma Hotel Osaka
- Toko City Shin-Osaka Hotel
- Toko City Umeda Hotel Osaka
- Plaza Osaka Hotel
- Chisun Shinsaibashi Hotel Osaka
- Castle Hotel Osaka
- Chisun Inn Umeda
- Sunroute Umeda Hotel Osaka
- Velta Kitahama Hotel Osaka
- Mitsui Urban Hotel Osaka
Ryokans are traditional Japanese style inns which come in varied sizes and are found all over the country. The guests stay in Japanese kind of rooms which have tatami floors and a low table. The dinner and breakfast are included in the overnight stay. The usual rates for ryokans range between 6,000 and 20,000 yen for each person per night.
Minshukus are usually run by families and offer visitors to have a cheap accommodation in a traditional Japanese house. The guests stay at Japanese style rooms, sleep on a futon on tatami floor and have a chance to take a Japanese style bath like in ryokans. The dinner and breakfast are at times included in the overnight stay. The usual rates in minshuku range between 5,000 and 9,000 yen per night for each member.
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gaijin house is a guesthouse which offers cheap accommodation for people who stay in Osaka for one month or longer. Some of these are single while others are operated by realty agencies. These guesthouses can be shared or privately owned. The monthly rent for a shared apartment is generally 40,000 to100,000 yen per person while a private apartment usually costs 100,000 per month.
